Duff & Phelps’ International Equity team discusses its thoughts on recent developments related to the Trump Administration’s trade policy in the attached PDF.
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Since our founding the Firm’s boutique structure has facilitated specialization of strategies for institutional clients unique needs and outcomes.
Managed Accounts
Our specialized strategies are also available on managed account platforms to accommodate clients’ needs for transparency and customization.
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As one of the affiliated investment managers within Virtus Investment Partners, our strategies are offered via open-end mutual funds.
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In addition to managing institutional products, Duff & Phelps has over two decades experience managing closed-end funds for individual investors.
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Institutional Investors
Our boutique structure is designed to focus resources on our specialized active investment strategies, and to meet the needs of institutional investors for consistent results, pro-active communication, and transparency.
Our approach has benefited the institutional clients we have worked with, which include: public funds, foundations & endowments, corporations, municipalities, multi-employer plans, nuclear decommissioning trusts, and sub-advisory.
Individual Investors
For more than 80 years, Duff & Phelps has been distinguished by in-depth fundamental research. We have built on our pioneering approach to utilities, expanding to offer several specialized active strategies that seek to enhance individual investors outcomes.
Through open-end mutual funds, managed accounts, and closed-end funds, investors may wish to consider our approach as a foundation for their portfolios in today’s complex world.
Featured News and Ideas
Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs) and stocks of midstream energy companies fell sharply intra-day on March 15, 2018. The downward move was caused by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission – also known as “FERC” - announcing that it would no longer allow MLPs to include a corporate income tax allowance in the contractual rates charged to certain customers. The Duff & Phelps MLP/Energy team provides their insight on this development in the attached PDF.
Italy held its general election on March 4, 2018 following the dissolution of the country’s parliament several months earlier. No political party garnered an outright majority in the election, which resulted in a hung parliament. Duff & Phelps’ International Equity Portfolio team discuss the political and investment implications in the attached PDF.